Black Treatment Advocates Travel to International AIDS Conference

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Members of the Black Treatment Advocates Network

This week Black Treatment Advocates sponsored by the Black AIDS Institute will travel to Durban, South Africa, where they will attend the International AIDS Conference, which is returning to South Africa for the first time since 2000. Delegates will attend a wide variety of conference sessions with the goal of transferring knowledge back to Blacks in the U.S.

Black AIDS Institute to Host Pre-Conference Updates at AIDS 2016

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Graduates of the 2016 class of the African American HIV University Science and Treatment College

As part of its Community Science Empowerment Project and the UNAIDS/PEPFAR Fast Track Faith-Based Initiative, The Black AIDS Institute will host a one-and-one-half-day pre-conference designed to prepare delegates for specific sessions being presented at the International AIDS Conference. The pre-conference will follow the conference tracks: Clinical Research, Epidemiology and Prevention Research, Basic Science Research, Implementation Research, Social and Political Research, Policy and Human Rights. Workshop objectives include:

Daily Breakfast Update Workshops to Take Place at AIDS 2016

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Breakfast updates

To maximize participation in the International AIDS Conference and the successful sharing of information with the U.S. Black community both during the conference and once participants return home, beginning on Tuesday, July 17, the Black AIDS Institute will conduct daily breakfast updates for its delegates and other Black Americans attending the conference. Ninety minutes in length, each update will review information from sessions presented the previous day and provide an overview of the selected sessions for the current day. Conference speakers and researchers will be included in the briefings to share information and answer questions.

Black AIDS Institute to Host Daily Webinars for U.S. Blacks During IAC

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Webinars

BAI will host daily webinars that will be web-cast to BTAN chapters in 20 U.S. cities and to the 35,000 subscribers of BAI's Black News Weekly. Delegates will provide presentations to review the key updates from the previous day's scientific sessions. The webinars will be recorded and made available to those unable to participate in real time.

Black AIDS Institute to Host Post-AIDS 2016 Webinars for U.S. Blacks

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AIDS 2016 post-conference updates will be held in a number of U.S. cities including Atlanta

The Black AIDS Institute will host five interactive webinars centered on key science updates from the International AIDS Conference's core tracks: Clinical Research, Epidemiology and Prevention Research, Basic Science Research, Implementation Research, Social and Political Research, Policy and Human Rights.